{"product_id":"hobbit-1","title":"The Hobbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.\" So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSet in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, J.R.R. Tolkien's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for Tolkien's own children, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/span\u003ehas sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring '26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRequired FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis \u0026amp; Friends course taught by Mrs. Madison Trost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring '25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRequired FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis \u0026amp; Friends course taught by Miss Madison Greven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ambassador Publications","offers":[{"title":"The Hobbit","offer_id":51849007202606,"sku":"BN0205","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/1582\/7758\/files\/Hobbit_b3177303-fb25-4ec8-b2e7-cacabf863951.jpg?v=1773541772","url":"https:\/\/store.ambassadorpublications.org\/products\/hobbit-1","provider":"Ambassador Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}